# Names that automatically disqualify movies for you **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 20, 2011, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-that-automatically-disqualify-movies-for-you/579072 "2011-04-20T12:53:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2011, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-that-automatically-disqualify-movies-for-you/579072/41 "2011-04-20T22:59:57Z")
The first one I thought of was Jim Carrey. Then I thought of Chris Tucker. Then I thought there were so many I would have trouble listing them all. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2011, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-that-automatically-disqualify-movies-for-you/579072/42 "2011-04-20T23:00:35Z")
Ashley Judd. Too pissy and too prissy. Just no. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2011, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-that-automatically-disqualify-movies-for-you/579072/43 "2011-04-20T23:09:39Z")
> [@TreacherousCretin](#): > > Al Pacino. I just don’t get it. He’s one of those actors who went from “Wow, this guy can act!” to “Shut the fuck up already.” ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2011, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-that-automatically-disqualify-movies-for-you/579072/44 "2011-04-20T23:19:45Z")
Renee Zellweger Julia Roberts Anything with both Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan at the same time. ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2011, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-that-automatically-disqualify-movies-for-you/579072/45 "2011-04-20T23:35:38Z")
I’ll agree with the people here that say that no one will make me automatically rule out a movie, but I will say that there are some names that will provoke an initial reaction of :dubious: if they are listed as headliners. Can’t think of a list right now, so I’ll start with: A regular SNL cast member (excepting Bill Murray or maybe Steve Martin) ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2011, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-that-automatically-disqualify-movies-for-you/579072/46 "2011-04-20T23:37:08Z")
Julia Roberts, Jennifer Anniston, Meg Ryan, Katie Holmes. Just the SIGHT of any of these women, say, on a magazine cover, fills me with an unnatural and unexplainable rage, and I certainly have avoided any of their movies. Sharon Stone, any of the multitude of interchangeable ‘Kates’ and ‘Jennifers’, even Gwynneth Paltrow I can live with, but not the first four. I can’t even begin to name all the men I avoid! There are too many to name, except Woody Allen, of course. (I did see the one with Scarlett Johannsen and Jonathan Rhys-Myers because THEM I adore.) ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2011, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-that-automatically-disqualify-movies-for-you/579072/47 "2011-04-20T23:51:01Z")
Adam Sandler, for the most part. Will Ferrell unless he is a supporting actor, not the main character. Same for Ben Stiller. ---
**Author:** ![LC\_Strawhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e19adc/32.png) [@LC\_Strawhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LC_Strawhouse)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2011, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-that-automatically-disqualify-movies-for-you/579072/48 "2011-04-21T00:03:48Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > Sharon Stone Why wouldn’t anyone like Sharon Stone? She is really cool. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2011, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-that-automatically-disqualify-movies-for-you/579072/49 "2011-04-21T00:07:21Z")
> [@RikWriter](#): > > Adam Sandler, for the most part. > Will Ferrell unless he is a supporting actor, not the main character. > Same for Ben Stiller. Yes, definitely. Although I \*did \*see the Ben Stiller one a year or so ago, with Jack Black and Robert Downey Jr. (Can’t remember the name.) ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2011, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-that-automatically-disqualify-movies-for-you/579072/50 "2011-04-21T00:15:18Z")
> [@TreacherousCretin](#): > > Al Pacino. I just don’t get it. I noted long ago that ever since, oh-- say the mid-80’s, Al Pacino’s acting has consisted entirely of alternating between whispering and yelling. Think about it. ---
**Author:** ![Jman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jman/32/4416_2.png) [@Jman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jman)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2011, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-that-automatically-disqualify-movies-for-you/579072/51 "2011-04-21T00:27:41Z")
I get a lot of these…I completely don’t get the ones with perhaps some of the best actors around…I mean, Leo DiCaprio has become one hell of an actor (actually, he’s always been pretty good, but he made some REALLY poor choices for a while)…Meryl Streep? Really? John C Reilly? Russell Crowe? I mean, the guy’s a douche, but he’s a hell of an actor. Are you sure you just don’t like dramas? Because that’s frankly what a lot of these sound like. I can understand not liking Zellweger…she’s a good actress, but she’s got a manner about her that I can see ticking people off. Me, there’s very few people who are immediate blackball material. In fact, the only one I can think of right now is Zach Galifianakis…that guy is just…not…funny… I’m not a big Will Ferrell fan either, but _Stranger than Fiction_ is really good, and I’m very glad I didn’t DQ it because of Ferrell. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2011, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-that-automatically-disqualify-movies-for-you/579072/52 "2011-04-21T00:38:23Z")
> [@Khadaji](#): > > Yes, definitely. Although I \*did \*see the Ben Stiller one a year or so ago, with Jack Black and Robert Downey Jr. (Can’t remember the name.) [Tropic Thunder](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0942385/), maybe? **LC Strawhouse** , it’s not something I can explain. She’s just bugged me in every movie. Except _Basic Instinct_. ---
**Author:** ![Win\_Place\_Show](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/win_place_show/32/13469_2.png) [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2011, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-that-automatically-disqualify-movies-for-you/579072/53 "2011-04-21T00:55:44Z")
Matthew McConaughey ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2011, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-that-automatically-disqualify-movies-for-you/579072/54 "2011-04-21T01:05:07Z")
Another vote for Adam Sandler. ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2011, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-that-automatically-disqualify-movies-for-you/579072/55 "2011-04-21T16:00:02Z")
Juliet Lewis. Annoying white trash. ---
**Author:** ![eenerms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/cdc98d/32.png) [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2011, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-that-automatically-disqualify-movies-for-you/579072/56 "2011-04-21T16:06:51Z")
Woody Allen Sean Penn ---
**Author:** ![MikeF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2011, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-that-automatically-disqualify-movies-for-you/579072/57 "2011-04-21T16:47:38Z")
Stallone. 'nuf said. Oh, and Mark Wahlberg up until The Fighter. ---
**Author:** ![PookahMacPhellimey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pookahmacphellimey/32/3175_2.png) [@PookahMacPhellimey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PookahMacPhellimey)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2011, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-that-automatically-disqualify-movies-for-you/579072/58 "2011-04-21T17:00:15Z")
Jim Carrey. No, not Eternal Sunshine either. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2011, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-that-automatically-disqualify-movies-for-you/579072/59 "2011-04-21T17:30:20Z")
She’s not making movies anymore, not that I know of, but I don’t watch anything with Jane Fonda. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2011, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-that-automatically-disqualify-movies-for-you/579072/60 "2011-04-21T17:47:09Z")
Kathleen Quinlan She just sucks all energy out of a movie. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-that-automatically-disqualify-movies-for-you/579072.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-that-automatically-disqualify-movies-for-you/579072.md?page=4)